Galway Bay fm newsroom – An NUI Galway scientist has started research using spider venom for its possible anti-cancer properties.
The venom of the false black widow spider is being studied for the first time to see if its properties can help to attack cancerous cells.
Dr Michel Dugon from the School of Natural Sciences in NUI Galway has opened the ‘Venom Systems and Proteomics Lab’ with the aim of finding venom that may aid medical research.
Dr Dugon says despite stories about the spider, hopefully its venom can be used for something useful.
The post NUI Galway starts research on spider venom for possible anti-cancer properties appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.
